The Emergence Machine

Rubato

process · Music · Level 13 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A flexible approach to tempo, slightly speeding up or slowing down for expressive effect, is a musical direction that allows the performer to add nuance and emotion to the music.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “rubato” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
rubato
Origin language
it

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L7L3L2L1L0RubatoTempoBeatNotationMusicalRhythmLearningMusicPitchCellMeaningRegularSlow… intermediate l…DurationFormInformationLifeApproachActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesRubatoL13ApproachL1SlowL3RhythmL7TempoL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Approach L1 (requires)
    A flexible approach to tempo, slightly speeding up or slowing down for expressive effect.
  • Slow L3 (requires)
    A flexible approach to tempo, slightly speeding up or slowing down for expressive effect.
  • Rhythm L7 (requires)
    Rubato's tempo marking relies on a rhythmic foundation to allow for expressive timing flexibility.
  • Tempo L12 (requires) Music sense
    Rubato is a tempo marking allowing expressive timing flexibility.